Zebra Technologies 14080100200, RXI4TM, 17080100200, 22080100000, 17280100000 manual Glossary

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printhead wear The degradation of the surface of the printhead and/or the print elements over time. Heat and abrasion can cause printhead wear. Therefore, to maximize the life of the printhead, use the lowest print darkness setting (sometimes called burn temperature or head temperature) and the lowest printhead pressure necessary to produce good print quality. In the thermal transfer printing method, use ribbon that is as wide or wider than the media to protect the printhead from the rough media surface.

registration Alignment of printing with respect to the top (vertical) or sides (horizontal) of a label or tag.

symbology The term generally used when referring to a bar code.

tear-offA mode of operation in which the user tears the label or tag stock away from the remaining media by hand.

thermal transfer A printing method in which the printhead presses an ink or resin coated ribbon against the media. Heating the printhead elements causes the ink or resin to transfer onto the media. By selectively heating the printhead elements as the media and ribbon move past, an image is printed onto the media. Contrast this with direct thermal.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) WPA is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) that includes encryption and user authentication.

Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) that secures data transmissions using 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.

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